Imitation brick concrete wall and process or method of laying it



Feb. 2,1926. 1,571,815

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed June 17, 1825'. Bel-1g No. 87,721.

To all whom it may concern; v

Be it known 'that I, MARION F. SToUT, acitizen of theUnited States, residing at Fort Thomas, in the county of Cam bell and certain Brick Concrete Walls and Processes or Methods of Laying Them, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to imitation brick walls composed primarily of concrete or other similar blocks for use in walls .for buildings and the like and in the process or method of laying and treating said walls.

The object of the invention is to lay the concrete blocks (each having a face made in the form of imitation'of, a plurality of whole and half bricks thereon in natural cement color) in break joint relation so that the respective adjacent imitation half bricks at the joints of the adjacent concrete blocks will substantially resemble a wall of full length brick when laid in break joint rela-' tion and when said wall is given a coating of liquid cement of any desired color.

Another object of the invention is to so treat the face of the concrete or other blocks and the mortar used in layin the blocks as to give the imitation bricks t ereon the ap-' pearance of genuine bricks all of full or uniform length except at the ends or corners of the built-up structure where imitation to bring the ends of the several layers of imitation bricks and half bricks into vertical alinement with each v other.

Another object of the invention is to so treat, as desired, the imitation brick face of the concrete wall as to quickly and economically vary the colors and shades of the imitation bricks in order to give a distinct and pleasing individuality to each building or other structure at a comparatively moderate cost. I

Other objects and advantages result from the invention,-some of which will be hereinafter noted.

The invention consists in the process or method of laying in mortar in break joint relation concrete blocks in natural cement colors each having faces formed in imitation of'whole bricks and half bricks; striking off thereof; raking out the surface mortar at the joints between the respective concrete. blocks except the mortar between the respective ad acent half bricks and coating the face of saidwall with a preparation of liquid cement of any color desired, whereby said concrete block wallis made to imitate a brick wall.

The invention also consists in the method of laying and treating the wall, as herein set forth and claimed, and also in the built up structure as an article of manufacture.

In the drawings, which serve to illustrate the invention:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the concrete block of natural cement color having its front face made in the form of three layers of brick comprising five whole and two half bricks.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of two concrete blocks in natural cement color having their faces formed to represent bricks and half bricks connected by a mortar joint struck off flush with the outer front surface of the blocks and partly broken away to more clearly show the mortar joint;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 2 after the mortar has been raked out at the oint except between the adjacent imitation half bricks;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation showing part of a wall after the brick faced concrete blocks and mortar joints have been treated with one or more coats of colored liquid cement, whereby the respective abutting half bricks are caused to have the appearance of a whole or full length real brick and giving to the imitation brick structure the appearance of a wall or surface composed of real bricks, said view being broken away at the bottom and left hand end to illustrate the regular or natural mortar or raked out ce ment joint between the respective blocks before coloring has been applied.

In the embodiment of the invention, as illustrated, and which shows a preferred construction, I am enabled to construct a building of concrete blocks having the appearance of' a real brick structure and of substantially e ual value as the real brick structure at su stantially less cost in material and labor than the real brick structure. Said imitation brick structure is far superior in quality and value to a frame structure and the cost thereof is substantially the same as the cost of the frame strucing structure compares favorably with the. real brick structure. It also sees the points of advantage over a ame structure of superior artistic appearance, dura-- bility and saving in painting after being erected. It presents the advanta over real brick structures of saving int c cost of labor, in laying blocks and treating them to imitate the real brick structure since the blocks can be. laid much faster than real bricks. 1

The faces of the concrete blocks 1 may be of smooth surface or they may be made of any other design or configuration desired.

If desired, the concrete blocks may be of a diiferent size to 'ermit a different number or size of half lngth imitation bricks and full length imitation bricks thereon and the design or configuration of the surface thereof may-be varied, as desired.

The face 2 of each concrete block 1 is provided with horizontal coves 3 representing imitation mortar oints, and vertical grooves 4 representing imitation mortar oints to form the imitation horizontal bric s 5 and imitation half bricks 6 which said grooves border, so that the face of each separate concrete block 1, before being laid up into a wall has the appearance of five full len bricks and two substantially half bric each spaced apart from the others by said intervenin spaced apart horizontal grooves 3 and y and s aced apart vertical grooves 4, as clearly s own in Fig. 1.

When layin concrete blocks, as shown in Fi 4, said lifiocks are spaced apart from eac other by horizonta mortar joints 7 and vertical mortar joints 8 of approximately the same size as imitation mortar joints or grooves 3 and 4, respectively, and are laid in natural color cement mortar in break joint relation in such a manner as to bring the imitation half bricks of the adjacent concrete blocks adjacent each other. The next ste is shown b Fig. 3, wherein the mortar is struck off ush with the face of the imitation bricks and then raked out to substantially the same depth as the grooves 3 and 4, except the portion 9 which remains flush with the face of the adjacent imitation half bricks, as shown in Fig. 3. By not raking out the portions 9, the half bricks 6 are oined together and when the wall is given a coating of colored liquid cement, the half bricks and intervening surface mortar appear as whole bricks, as. shown in Fi 4.

It is clear y seen from Fig. 4 that by my invention I am enabled to construct a we 1 .of the wall thereby I which would readily break off in handling and which when completed ance of a real brick wall.

An advantage of this construction over any other concrete wall of which I have knowledge is that the blocks may be easily and rs idly laid up in mortar without any specia accuracy in adjusting the ends of the blocks relative to each other and especially the ends of the imitation half bricks as the mortar joints are readily conccaled by the liquid cement coloring which is applied thereto along with the remainder requiring less skillhas the appearful labor and in saving of labor.

Furthermore, the wall may be coated with any color desired to imitate bricks, be tinted or variegated to give it a more ornamental appearance, thus a greater variety of finis ing coats may be easily, economically and readil secured, thereby enabling a series of a joinin or may considerably reducing the cost from breakage, as well as the cost houses to a each be entirely distinctive in 1ts color de- Xnother advantage is that by coloringthe. entire wall after it is built up I insure a uniform color of the mortar joints. and imitation brick which could not be secured by laying up blocks of colored face imitation bricks and then attempting to conceal the oints between the hal bricks by coloring them to match with the color of the precolored imitation bricks and half bricks.

My invention is capable of modification without de arting from its scope or spirit, as defined 1n the claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secuie b Letters Patent is: ing a concrete block wall which consists in taking a plurality of concrete buildin blocks each having its face formed in lmitation of a plurality of whole bricks in natural color cement and half bricks then layin up said blocks with mortar joints there tween, then raking out the surface mortar of said joints except between said imitation half bricks of the adjacent blocks, and then giving face of said wall a coatingof colored l1 uid cement.

2. The herein escribed process of forming a concrete block wall which consists in first taking a plurality of concrete building blocks each having its face formed in imitation of a pluralit of whole bricks and e herein described process of form-- III half bricks and then aying up said blocks said imitation half bricks of the adjacent ing the mortar extending flush with the surblocks. face of the adjacent half bricks between 3. As an article of manufacture, a wall their ends and colored to correspond with comprising a plurality of concrete buildthe surface of said half bricks, thereby giv- 5 ing blocks each having its face formed in ing said half bricks the appearance of Whole imitation of a plurality of whole bricks and .bricks. half bricks laid up in break joint relation v v with mortar joints therebetween and hav- MARION F. STOUT. 

